84 Reddit actor gets angry at successful company. (www.dailymail.co.uk) posted 4 days ago by 0pressinator 4 days ago by 0pressinator +84 / -0 Simu Liu calls out bubble tea company for 'cultural appropriation' The actor, 35, was furious that the creators 'took something that's very distinctly Asian in its identity' and failed to include where it came from in the pitch. 28 comments share 28 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Well he did say it's "distinctly Asian". I guess he can claim the entire continent as his identity as long as he's talking down to White people.
“So, are you Chinese or Japanese?”
-Hank Hill
It's a trap. If they had marketed it as such, he'd claim "Orientalism" and demand they replace their executives with "appropriate" people. Saying something is "Asian" has very little meaning.